I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
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Psalms 39
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LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.
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Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
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Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
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When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
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Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
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Chapter Study & Analysis
Overview
Psalm 39 is a reflection on the brevity of life and the vanity of human pursuits. David resolves to guard his tongue and acknowledges that man at his best state is "altogether vanity."
CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
1. Bridling the Tongue: David kept his mouth with a "bridle" while the wicked were before him (v. 1). Silence is often the wisest response to provocation.2. Measuring our Days: We should pray for God to make us "know mine end" (v. 4). A clear view of death leads to a wise use of life.
3. Strangers and Sojourners: We are but guests on this earth (v. 12). Our true citizenship and home are with God.
Practical Lessons
FORMAL PRAYER
Lord, make us to know our end and the measure of our days. Deliver us from all our transgressions and hear our cry, for we are strangers and sojourners with Thee. Amen.